The third annual airport fire station open day raised £1,800 in total which was shared by two charities.
Anna Featherstone of Macmillan Cancer Support received £1,400 and the Fire Fighters’ Charity which has benefited island firefighters received £400.
Visitors to the event enjoyed fire engine rides, and a variety of fairground attractions including a bouncy castle and coconut shy as well as a Playstation bike racing game in which people could race an Aprilia round Donington Park, with a prize given for the fastest lap of the day.
There was also a firefighting display using the station’s training simulator, an aircraft shell which can be ignited using propane gas to recreate the conditions of a real fire inside the fuselage, on a wing or on the undercarriage.
Firefighter Nick Dale said the day had been very popular with the fire engine rides proving to be a top attraction as well as the Playstation.
‘We try to benefit a different local charity each year,’ he said.
